Bates College is committed to helping students resolve conflicts peacefully and to develop the skills needed to successfully navigate conflict and difficult situations throughout their lives.

Worcester County’s Pocomoke High School opened its doors as usual to 352 students on a bright but chilly Thursday last December. A mix of mellow pop hits played in the background, and students at the ...

Our diversifying high school in northern Colorado is navigating community fractures through the implementation of restorative practices, approaches aimed at building relationships and responding to ...

The term “restorative practices” is tossed around a lot these days, and this multipart series can help clarify what it looks like on the ground. Restorative justice practices attend to victims’ ...

WE’VE SEEN EXAMPLES OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE ACROSS SEVERAL DISTRICTS. CONFLICTS ESCALATE, STUDENT ANTS GET INTO TROUBLE, AND IN SOME CASES ARREST. I MEAN, WE’RE GOING TO COLLECT IT IN A FEW MINUTES. OKAY.

Restorative justice is a proactive framework that fosters healthy school environments and addresses mental health challenges. Integrating restorative justice with teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) ...

Circle Practice is a type of restorative practice informed by restorative justice philosophy and grounded in Indigenous teaching which aims to build community, invite reflection, and model empathetic ...

Kendall Hughes was stabbed 12 times in the head, neck and back by a prisoner in a chapel while working as a Colorado prison system chaplain in 2002. A trauma surgeon told him the man had just missed ...

Pocomoke High School in Maryland has implemented "restorative practices" to address student discipline and foster a positive learning environment. This approach, emphasizing communication and conflict ...

Restorative practices are practices learned from the larger Restorative Justice (RJ) movement with the intent of strengthening relationships, building community, and resolving conflict. RJ is a ...

How to strengthen relationships between individuals as well as social connections. All humans are hardwired to connect. Just as we need food, shelter and clothing, human beings also need strong and ...